WHAT WE DO
Our core mission is to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ and the gospel of his
Resurrection to the ends of the earth for the salvation of souls. Jesus gave us the
gift of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, but He also left His Church in the hands of
twelve Apostles who, thanks to the Holy Spirit, spread the Good News as far as their
feet would carry them. Our Lord continues to entrust every generation to pass down
the faith, by equipping them with sound formation to boldly proclaim the Gospel and
safeguard his bride, the Church, so that she might flourish.
Practically speaking, around ninety percent of all the bishops in the world
have received advanced formation at one of the few pontifical universities in Rome.
In the priest's vocational call, these years of formation are fundamental for all
future apostolates, in serving God and His people wherever the Lord calls them. The
reality, however, is that many bishops, especially of poor or persecuted countries,
simply do not have the resources to send their future diocesan leaders to Rome
without the generous aid of Catholics everywhere.
The Formation Foundation, with your support, offers these bishops a chance to
send their future diocesan leaders to receive a robust intellectual and spiritual
formation that is accompanied by a daily sacramental life at our partner institution
in Rome, the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. Our purpose is to ensure the
best education possible, in prayer and fidelity to the Magisterium, to as many
current and future priests as possible, most of whom will become the next generation
of rectors, spiritual directors, judicial vicars, vicar generals, bishops,
cardinals, and even one day, perhaps popes.
We Invite you to help us strengthen the Universal Church and the entire body of Christ by generously and sacrificially supporting this mission.